The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-03-19
AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREv1TIEs.

w. ii. Long, laylors'ilie; mas oeen Si"
ed pension.
After April LIST Mr.. Milton SENT, merchant
of this city, will go into the hat and shoe
business exclusively.
Mr.. A. C. Wilson, of Cumberland, and a
graduate of Western Maryland College, spent
several days here this week.
There has been great improvement in the
roads this week, while in Westminster street
sprinkling had to be resorted to to lay the
dust.
The new time table of the Western Mary
land Railroad appears on the fourth page.
The change, except as to trains going west, is
very slight.
Mr.. Henry Poole has purchased lot 60
feet front on North Centre street, adjoining
his residence, No. Is, from Col. VIM. Z.
Maulsby, for $500.
The mother of Mr.. H. NJ Clabaugh is quite
i'll at her residence in Philadelphia Mr..
Clabaugh visited her last Saturday and Sun
day. She was reported better yesterday.
Rev. G. W. Cooper, the new pastor of Cen
tenary NJ. E. Church, this city, will oliiciate
tomorrow. Rev. G. W. Heyde and family
removed to Havre de Grace on Thursday.
Monday next is the vernal equinox: After
that more agreeable and settled weather may
be expected The air was filled with snow
on Thursday. and there was considerable
fall on Thursday night and yesterday.
The Carroll County Industrial Grain and
Seed Company, of Westminster, have rented
the lower rooms of the Stouch Building,
corner of Liberty and Green streets, and will
use it as an office and distributing room.
In the Orphans Court proceedings last
week there was an error. 1t should have
been Phineas W. Shipley and Elias B. Ar.
norld, executors of Anon Shipley, deceased,
returned list of sales of goods and chattels.
The ground hog is not as reliable as the
Weather Bureau at Washington. His proph-
ecy of winter being over was failure, and it
did not break in the usual six weeks from the
time of his annual representation, which
ended last Tuesday.
The ADVOCATE has been in luck again. The
fine cider presented by our friend Mr.. John
Stewart, near Union Mills, was matched this
week by some sent by Mr.. A. B. Selby, of
Reisterstown. 1t was clear and sparkling and
equal to any we ever drank
A fire company has been organized at
Union Bridge with the following officers:
FaifIr, slyaad- president; Frank j, Baker. vice
president; j: ls..a s.-secretary; Clinton
Keefer, treasurer. VIM. Kunhs was elected
Chief, Hollie Hartman, Assistant Chief.
The Baltimore Conference of the NJ. E.
Church South has finished its labors and ad-
learned Among the appointments are p.
II. Whisner, Presiding Elder. Baltimore dis
.trict; Freedom circuit, j. w. Woolf; Linga-
more circuit, l.. r. Jones; Reisterstown. j.
A. Anderson.
A large straw stack on the farm of Andrew
: Drechsler, near Carrollton, was burned about
9 o'clock on Thursday night. The fire was
started by spark from an engine, which had
been used in threshng clover seed. Nothing
II Al. burnad Tho raHac.
ton from the fire was observed in this city.
Interest in the Semi Centennial celebration
il growing. and it will no doubt be Il great
success. The people of the whole county are
becoming interested, as they should be, as it
lis a county affair. By an article elsewhere it
will be seen that the programme has been
enlarged, and may be still further enlarged
Mr.. B. G. Blanchard bought at public sale
on Tuesday, from John Z. Er6 and Chas. L.
Reifsuider, executors of Catherine Sommer-
VILE, lot on Green Street, go feet front, for
$500. The lot is nearly opposite the residence
OF Mr. David Fowble, and Mr.. blanchard
purposes erecting a dwelling the coming sum-
IaeF.
Mr. chas. =. Stouifer, who has been with
E. o. Grimes & Co., for several years, will
soon leave for Baltimore, where he will go
into business. Mr. Stoaffer is young, pro-
many frieuds here will be pleased to learn OF
his success, though loath to have him leave
our little city.
The Court of Appeals this week rendered
decision in the case of the Presbyterian
Church, of Hagerstown. VS.. The Hoopes Anti
feial Stone, Cement and Paint Company, Of
Baltimore, awarding a new trial. The case
was removed to Carroll from Washington
county. Seabrook and Roberts for appellants
Bond and Barton for appellee.
Mr.. 1. a. Miller, harness manufacturer of
Westminster. is booming his patent breast
strap by judeioRs advertising. Every mail
brings orders for them, and they are shipped
to al parts ofthe country BY mail and express.
ON Wednesday he sent of eight-three to
California, two to the South, QUE &c Boston,
one to Ohio and one to Illinois.
The Comptroller on Tuesday made another
quarterly apporsionment of the public school
tax. Carroll will receive So, 3TS.55 for white
schools and $29l.s8 for colored; Howard
county SI,S47l3 for white and S564.0f for
eolored; Frederick S5,5iS.38 for white and
$872.07 for eolored; Baltimore county S.
962. 95 for ybite and 81, 1881 for colored.
The Hanover Spectator says: We regret
to learn that onr iownsmap. Nr. Ephraim
Erb. viii remove TO Westminster, Nd, on
the approaching list of April, where be will
was a first class mechanic aud Il good citizen.
and the removal of men of his class from our
midst is "a loss to the community greatly to be
deprecated.
Mr.. Henry Rahter, the new proprietor Of
the CITY Hotel, was here this week, making
arrangements for opening the house. The
furniture for thirty rooms has been purchased.
and is expected to arrive soon- The hotel is
being extensively repaired and repainted, and
will be open TO the public by the LIST of April.
Mr.. Charles Rahter, son OF Mr.. Henry Rah-
ter, is here, and will assist his father in con-
Quoting the hotel.
Rev. ]. u. Asper, OF Mt JOY Church, near
Harvey, this county, has accepted the call
extended to him last week by Salem Charge,
i composed OF Krder's and Lvister's churches,
Near this city. Mr.. Asper will assume the
pastovats the LIST Sunday in May. The Coun-
ell have restsd a house on John street for
parsonage. for he present. During the com
ing summer the c5ase;I viii purchase a lot
a4d build parsonage.
Al entertainment will he giss8 at Odd Eel
lows Hall, this city. on Wednesday evening.
April I3. BY the Indies having charge Of die
Boys Messing. The entertainment will be
of musical asd literary character. One
piece will be Az Honr with Mother Goose
and Her Temperance family the characters
being taken by the boys IL costume. About
fifty boys now belong to the orgapization, and
the ladies are doing good work.
The portraits Of the presidents OF the FiFst
Natisaal Bank, this city, noticed in the AD,
yOcArE several weeks ago, have been finished,
and now grace the walls of the bank. The
Erst president xas Mr.. Alfred A. Troxell, the
second was Mr.. AuSEstus D. Shriver, and the
khlrd is Mr.. Granville :. Haines, OF Union
Bridge. The portraits were PAINTED by that